community.vmware.vmware_category_facts (1.18.2) — module

Install collection

Install with ansible-galaxy collection install community.vmware:==1.18.2

Add to requirements.yml

  collections:
    - name: community.vmware
      version: 1.18.2

Description

This module can be used to gather facts about VMware tag categories.

Tag feature is introduced in vSphere 6 version, so this module is not supported in earlier versions of vSphere.

All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.

Requirements

• python >= 2.6
• PyVmomi
• vSphere Automation SDK

Usage examples

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- name: Gather facts about tag categories
  community.vmware.vmware_category_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: all_tag_category_facts

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- name: Gather category id from given tag category
  community.vmware.vmware_category_facts:
    hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
    password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
  delegate_to: localhost
  register: tag_category_results

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- set_fact:
    category_id: "{{ item.category_id }}"
  loop: "{{ tag_category_results.tag_category_facts|json_query(query) }}"
  vars:
    query: "[?category_name==`Category0001`]"

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- debug: var=category_id

Inputs

    
port:
    default: 443
    description:
    - The port number of the vSphere vCenter.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    type: int

hostname:
    description:
    - The hostname or IP address of the vSphere vCenter server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

password:
    aliases:
    - pass
    - pwd
    description:
    - The password of the vSphere vCenter server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PASSWORD)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

protocol:
    choices:
    - http
    - https
    default: https
    description:
    - The connection to protocol.
    type: str

username:
    aliases:
    - admin
    - user
    description:
    - The username of the vSphere vCenter server.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_USER)
      will be used instead.
    type: str

proxy_host:
    description:
    - Address of a proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
    - The format is a hostname or a IP.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PROXY_HOST)
      will be used instead.
    required: false
    type: str
    version_added: 1.12.0
    version_added_collection: community.vmware

proxy_port:
    description:
    - Port of the HTTP proxy that will receive all HTTPS requests and relay them.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_PROXY_PORT)
      will be used instead.
    required: false
    type: int
    version_added: 1.12.0
    version_added_collection: community.vmware

validate_certs:
    default: true
    description:
    - Allows connection when SSL certificates are not valid.
    - Set to C(False) when certificates are not trusted.
    - If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable C(VMWARE_VALIDATE_CERTS)
      will be used instead.
    type: bool

Outputs

tag_category_facts:
  description: metadata of tag categories
  returned: always
  sample:
  - category_associable_types: []
    category_cardinality: MULTIPLE
    category_description: awesome description
    category_id: urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:e785088d-6981-4b1c-9fb8-1100c3e1f742:GLOBAL
    category_name: Category0001
    category_used_by: []
  - category_associable_types:
    - VirtualMachine
    category_cardinality: SINGLE
    category_description: another awesome description
    category_id: urn:vmomi:InventoryServiceCategory:ae5b7c6c-e622-4671-9b96-76e93adb70f2:GLOBAL
    category_name: template_tag
    category_used_by: []
  type: list